scramble

1. A rush or hurry, especially making use of the limbs against a surface. · a last-minute scramble to the finish line
2. An emergency defensive air force mission to intercept attacking enemy aircraft.
3. A motocross race.
4. Any frantic period of competitive activity.
5. An impromptu maneuver or run by a quarterback, attempting to gain yardage or avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage.
6. A statistic used in assessing a player's short game, consisting of a chip or putt from under 50 yards away that results in requiring one putt or less on the green.
7. A variant of golf in which each player in a team tees off on each hole, and the players decide which shot was best. Every player then plays their second shot from within a club length of where the best ball has come to rest, and the procedure is repeated until the hole is finished.
8. A dish (meal) involving scrambled eggs and a hodgepodge of complementary ingredients, usually closer to a casserole than to an omelette. · Near-synonym: hash· The diner's menu features "the farmer's scramble" (under all-day breakfast) and "the fisherman's fricassee" (under dinner entrees).

Plural scrambles